Best Places83712, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83712, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
83712 ranks 449th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83712
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
83712's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83712 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 83712 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$974 a month, better than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83712
A household needs to earn about $223,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83712 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $119,249, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 83712's effective rate of 0.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 83712
83712 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 83712.
Who works in 83712, and how
Work in 83712 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 83712
83712 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 79% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 83712 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 83712, month by month
83712 sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 38° |
| July | 97° | 80° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 83712
Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field sits about 4 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 59 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 83712
Schools across 83712 average an A, better than 91% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Adams Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Riverside Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Junior High SchoolA · 64% proficient
- North Junior High SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Boise Senior High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
- Timberline High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83712 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83712 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 83712 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 83712
Is 83712 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83712 ranks 449th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, state finances, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on air quality and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83712 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $858,497. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $119,249 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 83712 safe?
Yes, 83712 is safer than 80% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
Compare 83712 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83712. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83712 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
83712 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83712: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83712: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83712: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83712: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83712 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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